Here are seven of my favorite Hail Mary hacks…tips for praying the Hail Mary in different ways, from different perspectives, and with different approaches, so that you don’t get stale in your approach.

Being in a slump (which I hesitate to call depression, because, well, maybe it’s just a bad mood, or lack of sleep, or life, or…) is a challenge unto itself. Facing it this summer has been…interesting. It’s also made me stop to think about what I’ve done that has helped.